Learning Resources - Media 1.04 1.04 GIF & JPEG Formats. Describe when to store images in "gif" and "jpg" formats. Introduction Your administrators, teachers, and students will want to publish images on-line. In turn, you must develop teaching materials, which instruct your network users, how to publish the highest quality images on the Internet. Knowing when and why it is better to save an image as a "GIF' or a "JPEG" is a critical part of creating professional Web pages. Your Job: Use the details provided below to create a product that addresses and demonstrates mastery of this competency. Use the stepwise process listed under Your Portfolio to display the completed product in your ITSC portfolio. Product Details: Your audience for this product is those new to technology and your product should answer the following questions: What are gifs and jpegs? Why are gifs and jpegs important? How are gifs and jpegs alike? How do gifs and jpegs differ? When to store images in "gif" vs. "jpeg" format? and What is transparency? Include images that serve as examples to help demonstrate what happens when an inappropriate format is selected. Consier combining this competency with 1.10 - Presentation Software. Your Portfolio: FTP your completed product for this competency to the "1media" folder within the web-based portfolio template provided. Click here to view the "Devel" page in the portfolio template. Download the "Devel" page from your ftp folder. Locate 1.04 GIF & JPEG Formats on the "Devel" page. Under "1.04 GIF & JPEG Formats" locate this sentence..."To view the evidence that I offer for this competency, please click here." Link the word "here" to your product. Delete the old "Devel" page in your ftp folder. Upload your revised "Devel" page. Submit the URL for your completed product in the student database. Related Resources: GIF or JPEG, Which should I use? Type of resource: Web site Source: http://www.adobe.com/support/database.html Description: Adobe offers this excellent knowledgebase, which includes Web image formats. GIF and JPEG images are placed side by side to help you compare the effects of each image format. Discussions are also available on how to save your images using Adobe Photoshop. Preparing Graphics for the Web Type of resource: Web site Source: http://ide.ed.psu.edu/itsc/janice/samp200/gifjp.htm Description: This site includes discussions on the differences between the two image formats. Image File Formats Type of resource: Website Source: http://www.yourhtmlsource.com/images/fileformats.html Description: HTML Resource Toolbox is a personal website and has many interesting tutorials. [Competencies Home Page] [ITSC Home Page]